In  adition  to Ashokan  Pillar, the other  Shrine of import
ance is the  bas-relief  image  of Maya Devi, Enshrined in a small
pagoda-like  structure,  the  image shows MayaDevi , mother of the
Lord.  Supporting herself  by holding on with her right hand to a 
branch of Sal tree, with newly born infant Buddha standing upright
on a  lotus pedestal  on an oval halo. Two other celestial figures
are  depicted in an  act of  pouring  water  and lotuses bestowed 
from heaven.
      Earlier  the image was placed in the famous white temple of 
MayaDevi beside the pillar-now totally dismantled to make way for 
the  excavations, which  revealed the Sanctum Sanctorum the exact 
spot where the Lord was born